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A group calling itself the Committee of Community Leaders says people should shut up between now and the resumption of contract talks June 4 between Vale and striking Steelworkers.

That's the best way to end the bitter labour dispute, now approaching the 11-month mark, the group said in a release.

The committee "is calling upon everyone involved in the current labour dispute . to focus their energies on the negotiations scheduled for next Friday, June 4 and to refrain from public comment and initiating distractions.

"Specifically, the group is calling upon union, company, media and government representatives, as well as the community at large, for seven days of silence in the lead up to the resumption of mediated talks."

The Community Leaders' Committee was formed last month and has met several times since. It is a group of people who have come together to advocate for a

contract settlement and to promote health and unity in Greater Sudbury.

Members include Gerry Lougheed Jr., managing director of Lougheed Funeral Homes. Bishop Jean-Louis Plouffe, local MPs and MPPs and other education, business; religious and community leaders.